Truxpo, Western Canada's largest trucking and logistics show, will be held Sept. 19-20, 2014 at the Tradex Centre in Abbotsford, the B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) has announced. This year, it will be sponsored by the other provincial ...
Tags: logistic, Transportation
India's second-largest importer of potash Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd. (534742.BY) expects to renegotiate annual import contracts for the key fertilizer ingredient at a discount by this month, a move that is likely to induce other major global ...
Tags: Potash Importer, Import Deals
Diesel fuel was in shorter supply than normal across the west as September rolled over into October. And it looks as if the crunch may be an annual occurrence for diesel supplier Suncor and its Petro-Canada wing. The shortage was reported ...
Tags: Diesel fuel, Energy
Target is pleased to announce that an additional 44 store locations in Canada have been awarded Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification. This announcement means that all 68 newly launched Target locations have been ...
Tags: Target, Leed Certification
High-tech windows generate electricity using polycrystalline photovoltaic cells By Michael SwanThe stained glass windows designed by Sarah Hal at Saskatoon's Holy Family Cathedral serve a twofold purpose. Beyond the beauty they add to the ...
Tags: Stained Glass, Construction
A church in Canada has developed an innovative way of producing renewable energy while retaining its grand architecture. The Cathedral of the Holy Family in Saskatoon, on the South Saskatchewan River, is the sunniest city in Canada, ...
Tags: Stained-Glass Windows, Solar Stained-Glass Windows, Construction
Atlas Tire Wholesale Inc. has opened a second distribution center (DC) in western Canada and expanded an existing warehouse in eastern Canada. The new DC is in Edmonton, Alberta. Atlas also operates a DC in Richmond, British Columbia. ...
Tags: Auto Parts, tire
SEI Industries Ltd. and its sister company, Land-Sea Power Ltd., are delighted to announce a new partnership with Carmanah Technologies Corporation—maker of an advanced product line of airfield lighting. Effective immediately, SEI ...
Tags: lighting, Electrical, Electronics
Calgary, Alberta-based TransCanada said Thursday that it will move forward with the 1.1 million barrel per day (bbl/d) Energy East Pipeline project based on binding, long-term contracts received from producers and refiners. The conclusion ...
Tags: Crude Oil Pipeline, Mineral
A collection of eye-catching stained glass installations by a Toronto artist is generating solar power in three provinces, and one of them is in the process of being hooked up to the Saskatchewan grid. "Lux Gloria" by Sarah Hall, at the ...
The Tire Industry Association (TIA) and the Western Canada Tire Dealers Association (WCTDA) are holding a four-day Earthmover Tire Service (ETS) class in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, November 19-22, 2013. The ETS program is designed for OTR ...
Tags: Auto, tire, Auto Parts
Weather Update June 24, 2013 Part of the reason for the delay in sending an update on the crop position is the diversity of the information we are able to obtain. The weather has been very mixed depending on where you are standing. A very ...
Tags: agriculture, lentils, pulses, grains
Faced with "risk-adverse" South Korean investors, Calgary-based mid-size producer Bellatrix Exploration abandoned a C$300 million (US$289 million) joint-venture but is confident it can have a new partnership in place within two months, ...
Tags: Canada, Bellatrix, Cardium Oil
China BlueChemical Ltd. (SEHK: 3983) announced yesterday that its controlled subsidiary CBC (Canada) Holding Corp. has signed an agreement to acquire about 45.04 million shares newly issued by Western Potash Corp. (WPX) for CAD 0.71 (about ...
Tags: Chemicals
Gasoline prices in Western Canada and the US Midwest have jumped due to supply issues surrounding the turnaround of Suncor's 135,000 b/d Edmonton, Alberta, refinery, industry sources said Thursday. "Suncor's move to secure gasoline and ...
Tags: Retail Gasoline, Chemicals